petroleum
英 [pəˈtrəʊ.li.əm]
美 [pəˈtroʊ.li.əm]
petroleum 石油,原油来自拉丁语petroleum,石油,来自petra,石头,词源同petrology,oleum,油,词源同oil.
- petroleum (n.)
- early 15c. "petroleum, rock oil" (mid-14c. in Anglo-French), from Medieval Latin petroleum, from Latin petra "rock" (see petrous) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)).
- 1. Petroleum engineers plan and manage the extraction of oil.
- 石油工程师规划并管理石油的提炼。
- 2. The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.
- 炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油.
- 3. The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.
- 上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格.
- 4. They refined crude oil into various petroleum products.
- 他们将原油提炼成各种石油产品.
- 5. We ought to and can produce more petroleum.
- 我们应该并且能够生产更多的石油.